Following the announcement that the China Touring Car Championship (CTCC) will open its headlining 2.0T ‘Super Class’ to non-Chinese drivers in 2016, Teamwork Motorsport is delighted to offer a seat in one of its race-winning Citroen C-Elysees to racers from the rest of the world.
Teamwork Motorsport has been developed in conjunction with former FIA World Touring Car Champion, Rob Huff, and double British Touring Car Champion, Colin Turkington, therefore it stands head and shoulders above its competition as the premier Chinese destination for both aspiring and established touring car drivers from the West.
The Guangdong-based outfit only hinted at its capabilities in 2015 when it emerged as a regular threat for race victories and podium finishes and scaled the top step of the winners’ rostrum in the final three rounds of the burgeoning China Touring Car Championship (CTCC) with its sublimely prepared Citroen C-Elysees.
However, Teamwork Motorsport also stamped its authority in the Hong Kong Touring Car Championship (HTCC) with its new-for-2015 Peugeot RCZs, which Paul Poon and Samson Fung took to a spectacular one-two victory in the season-ending CTM Macau Touring Car Cup last month.
The CTCC frequently surprises the world’s most renowned ‘tin-top’ stalwarts with its high levels of professionalism and engineering excellence and can be compared to the BTCC during its heyday in the Nineties for boasting high levels of manufacturer interest and support and a wealth of blue chip sponsors.
In 2016, the CTCC will feature an 16-race Pan-Asian calendar that encompasses circuits in China and Korea, as outlined below, as well as a revised two-race-per-weekend format.
The new headlining 2.0T ‘Super Class’ will feature Volkswagen, Ford and BAIC works entries, as well as independent Citroen, Audi and Mercedes-Benz teams, while the 1.6T and 1.6NA divisions will feature a healthy manufacturer contingent featuring Honda, KIA, Hyundai, Toyota and BAIC and a host of privateer entrants, with several other new teams to be confirmed.
Teamwork Motorsport intends to focus on the 2.0T ‘Super Class’ with its TC1-inspired Citroens and it is inviting expressions of interest from both emerging talents and established Western drivers who might have Chinese connections, those with sponsors who may benefit from high levels of exposure in Asia and racers who perhaps don’t have the budget for the BTCC or international championships but want to gain touring car experience.
Provisional 2016 China Touring Car Championship calendar:
1 May/8 May – Wuhan Street Circuit (TBC)
5 June – Zhuhai International Circuit
19 June – Shanghai International Circuit
10 July – Korean International Circuit
28 August – Guangdong International Circuit
11 September – Shanghai Tianma Circuit
25 September – Shanghai International Circuit
23 October – YanCheng Street Circuit
For more information on the China Touring Car Championship (CTCC), Teamwork Motorsport and the opportunities, please contact Teamwork Motorsport’s UK agent:
David Madgwick (Managing Director, BAM Motorsport Promotions)
E: dmadgwick@bam-promo.com
T: +44(0)1442 891500
M:+44(0)7884 318272
For more information on Teamwork Motorsport, please visit the www.teamworkms.com website, or ‘like’ the team’s Facebook page.